One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant corn salad by referring to the USDA zone info for Jackson.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

Frost tolerance for corn salad:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Corn salad are not cold tolerant which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Jackson is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant corn salad and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your corn salad may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your corn salad indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jackson. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jackson is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Jackson there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your corn salad if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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